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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Show and More Personality Tells

You may recall the running theme of this New England summer has been, rain - rain and...more dark, ominous clouds that result in RAIN!

Yesterday afternoon, after scrambling to get in the first cut of summer hay was no different. So, we pulled out the super cool activity Nana and Papa brought us back from Cape Cod!

Simplicity at its best! Crumple tiny pieces of tissue paper and adhere to a sticky backed pre-cut shape. Um...why can't I think of these ingenious things??

Anyway, I'm always astounded when you give children the SAME materials and they produce vastly DIFFERENT products. When they clearly echo the personality traits of said child I really stop and pause.

Like This: Bear's Butterfly

Organized, and structured yet Fancy. Began with a plan. Colors touch but clearly have their own space without any white showing through. Was completed during the same sitting, punctuated by a hopeful look as she said, "Did I do a good job?".

And Then This One: Comedian's Car

Blending, Overlapping Colors with small white gaps throughout. Little concern for the colors chosen, abstractly creating moment by moment based on what her little fingers grabbed. The end result a Jackson Pollock-like creation that filled her small face with complete pride!

And, just in case you think I might be reading a wee bit too much into my analysis. Take a quick peek at these 'blank canvas' paintings created the day before.

This is the first blog I've found with older children post loss (which in an odd way comforts me, I mean that you went on and had two children who get to grow up!). I was hoping you would feel inclined to add your blog to the directory for "blogs from a pregnant Mommy's perspective" on The Dead Baby Club resource blog. The directory needs a different name, but it's supposed to be for parents who went on to get pregnant and have children after a baby loss. If you would like to the blog is at http://deadbabyclub.blogspot.com and the directory is on the right. Thanks.